Leading Primary Mathematics - NPQLPM

    • A teacher/leader with responsibility for leading maths across a primary key-stage or school, or if you want to have this responsibility.
       

    • A teacher familiar with mastery approaches to teaching primary maths, who wants to improve leadership skills in this area.
       

    • A Subject leader in a school already engaged in the primary Teaching for Mastery programme or similar programme.

    • Developing Primary Mathematics - you will learn how to shape a culture of maths across your Primary setting and develop a deep understanding of how pupils learn mathematics becoming skilled in leading staff to develop pupils interconnected understanding of concepts, their procedural fluency and automaticity in key number facts.

    • Teaching - you will learn how to support teachers at all levels in your school, key stage or phase to develop their knowledge and classroom skills in teaching primary mathematics. 

    • School culture - you will strengthen your ability and that of your colleagues to contribute to a school culture in which pupils can thrive and succeed and have a positive attitude towards mathematics. 

    • How pupils learn - you will deepen your knowledge of the best ways to develop, adapt, embed and practice good models of learning across the whole school community, key stage or phase. 

    • Subject and curriculum - you will learn how to support and improve high quality lesson design, teaching, learning and assessment in primary mathematics. 

    • Professional Development - you will deepen your knowledge of the best ways to provide effective professional development in mathematics curriculum, pedagogy and assessment across the whole school community.  

    • Implementation - you will learn how to implement change successfully within your context by understanding the stages of implementation and applying them with the support of your facilitators and colleagues.

  • We know that our children and young people need teachers who are committed to their education and are confident learners themselves. Our programmes have been developed with teachers and leaders to:

    • Create professionally confident teachers and leaders.

    • Grow the next generation of leaders with the skills and knowledge to use the evidence-base for the benefit of their children and young people.

    • Retain the best teachers who are excellent, collaborative role models for their schools and communities.

    • Inspire leaders who can harness the power of rich learning environments for their children and young people no matter the current circumstances

  • Yes, if you have a secure understanding of mastery approaches to teaching maths from the Teaching for Mastery programme, or an equivalent programme.

    You will be able to:

    • Develop the skills, confidence and knowledge to implement a detailed and coherent mathematics curriculum successfully through a supported implementation project.

    • Develop the skills to implement meaningful interventions as part of a whole school, phase or key stage mathematics approach.

    • Learn how to help pupils develop ways to improve their automaticity, fluency and problem solving skills developing confidence that transpires into academic progress. 

    • Learn practical approaches to develop pupils’ logical thinking and reasoning skills in your school context.

    • Recognise the key elements of pupils’ mathematical learning trajectories from Reception to Key Stage 2.

    • Access research and materials and have many opportunities to discuss mathematical approaches and the mastery model with other teachers.

  • 12 months followed by an 8 day open book summative assessment case study task.

  • Venue:   Balcarras School, Cheltenham.

    12 month programme comprising:

    • Induction & Consolidation Conferences - (full day - face to face)

    • Facilitated face to face Peer Learning - (4 x 4.5 hour sessions)

    Supported by:

    • Online Learning

    • School based implementation project

    • Mentoring

    Engagement:  There must be a minimum of 90% engagement in the programme for participants to be eligible for final assessment

    Assessment:  Each NPQ is assessed using a case study approach completed within a specified eight day window at the end of the programme